Best "Muffin Top" exercise

tlab827
tlab827 Posts: 155 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I know it's technically not called a muffin top but what are some of the exercise you do to tone and tighten that area? I have been looking for more area specific exercises to do.

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  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    You can't spot reduce. The only thing you can do to get rid of the fat on your midsection is to keep losing weight and/or reducing your body fat percentage.

    Core exercises will strengthen your muscles *under* the fat, which will make your midsection look good when you lose the fat. But, they won't burn the fat away themselves.

    Moderate calorie deficit, exercise (strength training and some cardio, if you want), patience and time.
  • shaleyn
    shaleyn Posts: 125 Member
    Simple!
    Step one: Go to a store.
    Step two: Buy a larger pair of pants.
    Step three: Eat at a reasonable deficit. Cardio and lift heavy.
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    Simple!
    Step one: Go to a store.
    Step two: Buy a larger pair of pants.
    Step three: Eat at a reasonable deficit. Cardio and lift heavy.

    :laugh:
  • mhcoss
    mhcoss Posts: 220
    I call it the shaking your head exercise...

    You shake your head left and right whenever offered food. do this for months on end and that muffin top will be gone!
  • Brownsbacker4evr
    Brownsbacker4evr Posts: 365 Member
    That would be any exercise!
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    Sex. Lots and lots of sex.
  • kindasortachewy
    kindasortachewy Posts: 1,084 Member
    Yes you can't spot reduce but I'll give you some oblique exercises that will spot tone :)

    http://fitbie.msn.com/get-fit/exercises-lose-your-muffin-top

    http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/shrink-your-muffin-top-fat-blasting-workout

    http://www.self.com/blogs/flash/2012/03/moves-to-melt-away-muffin-top.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVWZAjHM328
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Oh, the muffin top.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,053 Member
    Moderate calorie deficit and the patience exercise.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    Sex. Lots and lots of sex.

    best answer of the thread.
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    ... spot toning?
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Sex. Lots and lots of sex.

    IN
  • iulia_maddie
    iulia_maddie Posts: 2,780 Member
    Sex. Lots and lots of sex.

    They don't call it "love handles for nothin'.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    ... spot toning?

    I'm hoping that she means simply to strengthen the ab muscle with isolation ab exercises...
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I know it's technically not called a muffin top but what are some of the exercise you do to tone and tighten that area? I have been looking for more area specific exercises to do.

    I call it the reverse curl. You take a piece of food and curl it away from your mouth. Repeat until muffin top is gone.
  • DatMurse
    DatMurse Posts: 1,501 Member
    The only spot reduction is lipo. You can always make a small incision in your abdomen and attach a industrial powered vacuum cleaner to the port of entry
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    Calorie Deficit...

    That being said, if you want to work your abdominals (which will help tighten the muscles beneath the remaining fat above the belt-line) you can:
    1. Sit ups
    2. Crunches
    3. Crunch machine
    4. leg lifts
    5. Planks
    6. Inverted sit ups
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Or you could do squats and deads bro.
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    You can't spot reduce. The only thing you can do to get rid of the fat on your midsection is to keep losing weight and/or reducing your body fat percentage.

    Core exercises will strengthen your muscles *under* the fat, which will make your midsection look good when you lose the fat. But, they won't burn the fat away themselves.

    Moderate calorie deficit, exercise (strength training and some cardio, if you want), patience and time.

    Correct!
  • spidey11186
    spidey11186 Posts: 141 Member
    Sex. Lots and lots of sex.

    Unfortunately, in many cases, there's an inverse relationship between the size of your love handles and the amount of sex you get... but since the OP is female, it should be much easier to acquire said sex :-P
  • tlab827
    tlab827 Posts: 155 Member
    Yes you can't spot reduce but I'll give you some oblique exercises that will spot tone :)

    http://fitbie.msn.com/get-fit/exercises-lose-your-muffin-top

    http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/shrink-your-muffin-top-fat-blasting-workout

    http://www.self.com/blogs/flash/2012/03/moves-to-melt-away-muffin-top.html

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVWZAjHM328

    This is great, Thanks!
  • tlab827
    tlab827 Posts: 155 Member
    Calorie Deficit...

    That being said, if you want to work your abdominals (which will help tighten the muscles beneath the remaining fat above the belt-line) you can:
    1. Sit ups
    2. Crunches
    3. Crunch machine
    4. leg lifts
    5. Planks
    6. Inverted sit ups

    Thank you! I'm going to add some of these to my workouts!
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    The one where you exercise control over your caloric intake. You can't spot reduce and the 'muffin top' is a fat deposit. If you do exercises that build up muscle in that area, it's just going to be under the fat that is still there, thus not taking care of the problem you want to eliminate.

    Fat is stored energy.

    Food is potential energy.

    You need to consume less energy (food) so that your body uses your stored energy (fat) and then your muffin top will go away.

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